Comparison

Smartlink+ vs Kept by Safe Home

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Smartlink+

Control your home security system remotely. Arm/disarm, view live camera feeds, and manage connected devices like locks, lights, and thermostats from your smartphone or smartwatch.

Highlights
  • Remote arm/disarm
  • Live camera feed viewing
  • Smart lock and light control
  • Thermostat adjustment
  • System activity review
  • Customizable alerts
  • Multi-property management
Features
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Smartlink+ puts your security system in the palm of your hand. Arm and disarm, view live camera feeds, control locks and lights, adjust your thermostat, and review system activity — all from one app. Monitor your property with real-time video, get notified when events happen, and manage every connected device from a single interface. Customize alerts by sensor and device, switch between multiple properties without signing out, and control your system from your Apple Watch.

About

Kept by Safe Home

Control your home's lighting, climate, security, and cameras remotely from a single app. Receive real-time alerts for security events or family arrivals, and monitor live video feeds with event recording.

Highlights
  • Remote home security control
  • Live video monitoring
  • Event recording
  • Climate control
  • Lighting control
  • Smart device integration
Features
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Stay connected from anywhere. Kept by Safe Home lets you control your lighting, climate, cameras, and security anywhere from a single application. Receive real-time alarm status and arm or disarm your security system remotely. Get instant alerts in the event of a security alarm, or simply to be notified when your family arrives home. Live Video Monitoring and Event Recording. Set cameras to automatically record security events in your home. Check in on your family and pets when you can’t be there. See who is at the door, or monitor your premises from multiple cameras at once. Control your Entire Home. Enjoy full interactive home control including lights, locks, cameras, thermostats, garage doors, and other connected devices.

Screenshots

Smartlink+4 screens
Kept by Safe Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

Smartlink+ and Kept by Safe Home are too close to call on the numbers: across 9 compared parameters — price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smartlink+ against 5.0 for Kept by Safe Home. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Smartlink+ versus Kept by Safe Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSmartlink+Kept by Safe Home
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSecureNet Technologies, LLCSafe Home Security Inc

Customer experience

Smartlink+

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Kept by Safe Home

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Smartlink+

No in-app purchases

None

Kept by Safe Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Smartlink+ free?
Smartlink+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kept by Safe Home free?
Kept by Safe Home is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Smartlink+ or Kept by Safe Home?
Smartlink+ and Kept by Safe Home are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Smartlink+ or Kept by Safe Home have ads?
Neither Smartlink+ nor Kept by Safe Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Smartlink+ or Kept by Safe Home?
Smartlink+ ships an update every 2 months, and Kept by Safe Home every 2 months. Most recently, Smartlink+ was updated on August 23, 2026 and Kept by Safe Home on September 18, 2026.

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